2:44 PM ET LONDON — Manchester City have shown themselves to be in a league of their own, so the Premier League should be thankful that Chelsea and Liverpool are still able to keep us all entertained. Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge helped neither team and only consolidated City’s vice-like grip on top spot,
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1:24 PM ET Chelsea and Liverpool were both dealt a significant blow in the Premier League title race as they played out a thrilling and breathless 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge, a result that leaves leaders Manchester City 10 points clear. In a meeting between second and third that was billed as crucial in the
9:31 AM ET First is first and second is nowhere, as the saying goes, so Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp fill need to find a way to motivate their Chelsea and Liverpool players ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. Unless Manchester City suffer an unprecedented collapse in the title race over the
4:30 PM ET Just as was the case 12 months ago, soccer exists amid mankind’s fight against an enemy few could imagine would ever become real. But there is hope… Most are a little better off than at this time last year and, if there is some light to have come out of the darkness,
11:30 AM ET Arsenal looked on course for a first Premier League win over Manchester City in six years before two wild second-half minutes turned the game on its head. IAN KINGTON/IKIMAGES/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The good news for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is that a game many felt would be a landslide, a
9:17 AM ET Manchester City’s lead at the top of the table was cut by Arsenal. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Manchester City made it 11 wins in a row as Rodri scored a 93rd minute winner to see off 10-man Arsenal 2-1 in a chaotic start to 2022. Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead in the first
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen In April, I looked at the next generation of male football stars — the top talents, aged 21 or under, who have shown the promise and ability to become the next household names. While the 39 players on that list were already reasonably established at their clubs, there are also
9:25 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Here’s a little game everyone can play, which is ironic really, because it’s the games not everyone can play that brings it to mind. Of all the managers at Spain‘s first division LaLiga clubs, who do you think is currently the best player? If you stuck them in their
4:00 AM ET Real Madrid want to pair Kylian Mbappe with Erling Haaland in a forward line that would be the envy of world football — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Arsenal have plans to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Jump to: Arsenal’s list of Auba replacements | City goodwill towards Barca in Torres deal
6:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — “That’s more like it,” said the presenter as he opened MUTV’s half-time coverage of Burnley‘s visit to Old Trafford on Thursday, and you could almost hear the relief spill out of the TVs dotted around the stadium. The past 12 months have been a tough sell for
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5:17 PM ET Adam Brown Jorginho and Chelsea saw a potential win over Brighton slip through their hands. Robin Jones/Getty Images A win on Tuesday was vital for Chelsea as they looked to keep pace in the Premier League title race, and they looked to have sealed a victory before a late goal saw them drop
5:59 PM ET LONDON — Even when Manchester City fail to hit the heights we have come to expect of Pep Guardiola’s team, they still end up basking on the sunny side of the street. The Premier League champions laboured to a 1-0 win at Brentford on Wednesday, yet they ended the day having stretched
11:00 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
2:11 PM ET For the first time since he took the job at Chelsea last January, Thomas Tuchel is looking for answers. He didn’t get the ones he wanted from the Premier League, who declined the club’s request to postpone their eventual 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Dec. 19 after a fresh outbreak of
5:18 PM ET Harry Kettle Liverpool were left licking their wounds and wondering what could’ve been on Tuesday as they fell to a 1-0 Premier League loss against Leicester City. Jurgen Klopp’s men were all over Brenden Rodgers’ stubborn Foxes for long spells of the game, but after a collection of misses, it always felt
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11:57 AM ET Despite the coronavirus causing postponements around the Premier League, the Boxing Day fixtures that went ahead still offered plenty of drama and talking points. From the nine-goal mayhem between Manchester City and Leicester, to Romelu Lukaku‘s game-winning turn for Chelsea, there was lots to discuss. Also: Antonio Conte’s Tottenham are starting to